This interview illustrates perfectly how the ‘scandal’ over my opinions operates. It was not a nice experience, but many people have told me how important it was in the UK, so I make it available. I wish I had made snappier responses to the more personal remarks, but there it is, I can say that with hindsight, but this was recorded live. I was in a studio alone in Leicester, whilst Jenni Murray and the other guest were together in London.

I hadn’t agreed beforehand to talk about ‘trafficking’ at all, by the way. In fact, I had said I wasn’t interested if that’s what they had in mind when approached by a producer for the show. He said he understood and proposed to address cultural issues linking sport and commercial sex. The opening few minutes of documentary in a brothel illustrate how the conversation might have proceeded but, alas, did not.

BBC Woman’s Hour, 16 May 2006 ‘World Cup Prostitutes’